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, PUZZLE. No. 552,167. Patented Dec. 31, 11895.

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ATTORNEY5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALPHONSE XV. ZIEGLER, OF NEYV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALE TO HENRY UTARD, OF SAME PLACE.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 552,167, dated December 31, 1895. Application filed April 27, 1895. Serial No. M7321. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: in each, and so that the cord shall not touch Be it known that I, ALPHONSE W. ZIEGLER, either of the pins or plugs more than once. a citizen of the United States, and a resident My invention is not limited to the form of of New York, county of New York, and State board shown, or to the form or number of the 5 of New York, have invented certain new and pins, or the number of pictures or characters useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the therein, these being details relating only to following is a specification, reference being the construction, which may be varied as dehad to the accompanying drawing, forming sired, and a pin or plug may be substituted a part thereof, in which similar letters of reffor the central perforation E, all that is re- IO erence indicate corresponding parts. quired being means for attaching the ends of My invention relates to games or puzzles; the cord or line and that a certain number of and the object thereof is to provide a novel pens be formed with a certain number of anigame or puzzle which involves ingenuity and mals or other objects in each and that the cord skill in the solution or working thereof, but will not touch an animal or object or one of I 5 which can be successfully solved by the eXerthe pins more than once.

cise of patience and perseverance. Having fully described my invention, I

The invention is fully disclosed in the folclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patlowing specification, of which the accompanyenting drawing forms a part, which represents a 1. A game or puzzle, consisting of a board, 20 plan view of the device constituting my improvided with a number of pins or plugs, a

proved puzzle and the method of solving the number of pictures or characters representsame. ing animals or other objects or things, and In the practice of my invention I provide means for attaching the ends of a cord at or a rectangular and oblong board A, provided near the center of the board, the arrange- 2 5 with a number of pictures or characters B, ment being such that when one end of a cord which in the drawing forming part of this is attached to or connected with the board at specification represent pigs, but which may the center, the cord may be passed between represent any other animal or object. These and around the pins or plugs and the free end pictures or characters are arranged in couples also secured at the center, so as to form a 30 or pairs, as shown, three pairs near each end predetermined number of pens in which are of the board and two near the center thereof, a, predetermined number of pictures or chareight pairs being thus employed, and the acters, representing animals or other objects board is also provided with a number of proand so that the cord will not touch either of jecting pins or plugs C, so arranged that a the pictures or characters, or either of the 3 5 cord or line D, one end of which is secured pins or plugs more than once, substantially in a perforation or hole E in the center of the as shown and described. board, may be passed or woven through and 2. A game or puzzle, consisting of a board, around said pins in such a manner as to form provided with a number of pins or plugs, a eight pens, in each of which are two of the number of pictures or characters represent- 40 characters or pictures, and the cord or line ing animals or other objects or things, and will not touch any one of the pins or plugs means for attaching the ends of a cord at or more than once and will not touch either of near the center of the board, the arrangethe characters or pictures, and the free end ment being such that when one end of a cord of the line must also be secured within the is attached to or connected with the board at 45 central perforation or hole E by means of a the center, the cord may be passed between plug F connected therewith, and the cord or and around the pins or plugs and the free end line will then form a double V, as shown in also secured at the center, so as to form a the drawing; and the puzzle consists in arpredetermined number of pens in which are ranging the cord or line in the manner shown a predetermined number of pictures or char- 50 and described so that there shallbe eight pens acters, representing animals or other objects with two pigs or other animals or characters and that the cord will not touch either of the pins or plugs more than once, and a cord one ence of two Witnesses, this 24th day of April, end of which is secured at the center of the 1895.

board, and the other end of Which is adapted ALPHONSE XV. ZIEGLER. to be secured at the same place, substantially 5 as shown and described. Vitnesses:

In testimony that I claim the foregoing; as PERCY T. GRIFFITH,

my invention I have signed myname, in pres- A. M. GU SACK. 

